The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Al-Bireh are in the 8th position while the guesting Ahli Al-Khalil worry at 9th.
- Al-Bireh haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Ahli Al-Khalil has the fewest scored goals (7) in West Bank League
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Al-Bireh's stadium, Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, has a grass surface. Ahli Al-Khalil have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Ahli Al-Khalil when playing on grass; 3 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses from eleven matches. They have scored 13 goals in these games and conceded 13.
Al-Bireh form and stats
When playing at home in the West Bank League, Al-Bireh have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games. The Al-Bireh manager might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
A strong away win for Al-Bireh against Thagafi Tulkarm the last match. Ahead of that match, Al-Bireh lost 0-1 at home to Shabab Al Am'ari.
Al-Bireh has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. 9 goals have been conceded.
Ahli Al-Khalil form and stats
Ahli Al-Khalil, who have the fewest scored goals (7) in West Bank League, have only collected 7 points from their away games in the West Bank League, after 2-1-4 (7 played).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Shabab Al-Dhahiriya (placed 6th) in their previous outing. The West Bank League match ended in a draw 1-1. A loss against Thagafi Tulkarm was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Goals are few and far between in Ahli Al-Khalil's away league games. Only 3 goals from 7 travels. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Al-Khalil as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Ahli Al-Khalil - Al-Bireh 1-0. Last seven meetings between the teams: Al-Bireh won one, Ahli Al-Khalil won two and four draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Al-Bireh missing players
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| Al-Bireh | Ahli Al-Khalil | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 16 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 19 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 87% |
| 60% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 14% | 40% |
| 47% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 27% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 13% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 47% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 14% | 27% |
| 33% | 38% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 33% |
| 33% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 53% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.4 | 10 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 12 | 10.9 |
| 4.9 | 4.7 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 20% | 24% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 11% | 12% |
- Ahli Al-Khalil has the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in West Bank League
- Ahli Al-Khalil has the fewest scored goals (7) in West Bank League
- Ahli Al-Khalil has the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in West Bank League
- Ahli Al-Khalil haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Al-Bireh have scored more than double the goals of Ahli Al-Khalil.
- Al-Bireh haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shabab Al Khaleel | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 34 |
| 2 | Markez Balata | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | Jabal Al Mukaber | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 28 |
| 4 | Shabab Al Am'ari | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
| 5 | Hilal Al-Quds | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Shabab Al-Dhahiriya | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Shabab Alsamu | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
| 8 | Al-Bireh | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 19 |
| 9 | Ahli Al-Khalil | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 15 |
| 10 | Tubas | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -11 | 15 |
| 11 | Thagafi Tulkarm | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 10 |
| 12 | Taraji Wadi Al-Nes | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 24 | -32 | 4 |